Seitenhistorie

1.	Each transmission, storage and/or  LNG system  operator shall:


(a)  operate, maintain and develop under economic conditions secure, reliable and efficient transmission,  storage and/or LNG facilities to secure an open market, with due regard to the environment, ensure adequate  means to meet service obligations;



(b)  refrain from discriminating between system users or classes of  system  users,  particularly  in  favour  of   its   related undertakings;


(c)  provide any other transmission system operator, any other storage system operator, any other  LNG system  operator and/or any distribution system operator, sufficient informa? tion to ensure that the transport and storage of natural gas may take place in a manner compatible with the secure and efficient operation of the interconnected system; and


(d)  provide system users with the information they need for effi?
cient access to the system.


2.	Each transmission system operator  shall build  sufficient cross-border capacity to integrate European transmission infra? structure accommodating all economically reasonable and tech? nically feasible demands  for capacity and taking into account security of gas supply.


3.	Rules adopted by transmission system operators for balanc? ing the gas transmission system shall be objective, transparent and non-discriminatory, including rules for the  charging of system users of their networks for energy imbalance. Terms and condi? tions, including rules and tariffs, for the provision of such services by transmission system operators shall be established pursuant to a  methodology   compatible  with  Article  41(6)  in  a  non\- discriminatory and cost-reflective way and shall be published.


4.	The regulatory authorities where Member States have  so provided or  Member States may require transmission  system operators to comply with minimum standards for the mainte? nance and development of the transmission  system, including interconnection capacity.


5.	Transmission system operators  shall procure the  energy they use for the carrying out of their functions according to trans? parent, non-discriminatory and market based procedures.

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[DIRECTIVE 2009/73/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 13 July 2009|http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:211:0094:0136:EN:PDF]\\
Date 21.10.2011.
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